Henrietta Cassan1

#75, (25 September 1873 - 10 August 1954)
FatherEdward Sheffield Cassan2 b. c 1833
MotherAnn Smith2 b. c 1834
Henrietta Cassan|b. 25 Sep 1873\nd. 10 Aug 1954|p75.htm|Edward Sheffield Cassan|b. c 1833||Ann Smith|b. c 1834||||||||||||||
BirthHenrietta Cassan was born on 25 Sep 1873 in Ontario.3
 
Census-ChildIn the 1881 census, Henrietta was recorded in Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, as a daughter of Edward Sheffield Cassan, "Heneryetta", age 7, Irish, born Ontario, Church of England.2 
MarriageHenrietta Cassan married Charles Edward Bonnycastle, son of Francis Edward Bonnycastle and Elizabeth Lennox, on 18 Oct 1893 in Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.
The register noted: Charles Edward Bonnycastle, bachelor of Township of Seymour and Henrietta Cassan of the same place, spinster. Witnesses were [his brother] Gerald C Bonnycastle & Letitia Cassan.1 
(Other) 1901 CensusHenryetta Bonycastel [sic] appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in the household of her husband's parents. Her husband and two children were also there. Henrietta was 27 and born September 25 1873 in Ontario.3 
Photograph4
Charles Edward & Henrietta Bonnycastle
Helen, Geoffrey & Allan
1911 CensusCharles and Henrietta Bonnycastle appeared on the 1911 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, at Lot 5 Con 5, enumerated 16 Jun 1911. Charles was recorded as age 40, born Mar 1871 in Ontario, English Canadian, Anglican, Farmer. Henrietta was 37, born Sept 1873 in Ontario, Irish, Canadian, and Anglican. Their children Helen May, Charles G, Allan L, Frances M, and Doris S were with them, as well as Charles' mother Elizabeth and sisters Eleanor Elizabeth Wallace and Eva Rosalind Bonnycastle.5 
(Mentioned) Passenger ListHenrietta Cassan was mentioned on a Detroit border crossing card for Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle on 27 Oct 1947 as mother Henrietta C Bonnycastle of Norham Ontario, his nearest relative in Canada.6 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle's 1950 obituary as mother Mrs Henrietta Bonnycastle in Canada.7 
DeathHenrietta died on 10 Aug 1954.8
 
BurialShe was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario. "1873-1954."9 

Family

Charles Edward Bonnycastle b. 22 Mar 1871, d. 30 Sep 1929
Children
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Ancestors of Allan Lorne Bonnycastle (Dick's line)
Last Edited10 Jun 2009

Citations:

  1. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Bonnycastle/Cassan marriage, 1893.
  2. Transcription of the 1881 Census for Canada (Family History Library, online).
  3. Online image of the 1901 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Northumberland E (95), Seymour (i-1), page 9, line 47.
  4. Jean and Sydney Cassan.
  5. Online image of the 1911 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Seymour Township, subdist 25, page 10.
  6. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, images (www.ancestry.com).
  7. Obituary of Charles G Bonnycastle in unknown newspaper, undated.
  8. E-mails from Dick Bonnycastle to J Kolthammer.
  9. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library.
  10. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Helen May Bonnycastle baptism, 1896.
  11. Birth Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1911 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Helen May Bonnycastle, #026171-96."
  12. Birth Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1911 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Henry (Charles Geoffrey) Bonnycastle, #028227-98."
  13. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle baptism, 1898.
  14. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Allan Lorne Bonnycastle baptism, 1903.
  15. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Frances Marjorie Bonnycastle baptism, 1905.
  16. Birth Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1911 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Frances Marjorie Bonnycastle, # 032507-05."
  17. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle baptism, 1908.
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